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Buying the 98 James Street South property out of bankruptcy was costly on a per-hectare basis; the only reason the heightened cost is a good business case is the new owners inherited the planning approvals and development planning work which the previous owner completed.
Hue Developments and LCH Developments will file amendments to City Hall shortly, project can proceed with permissions granted by City Council in 2015.
The Connolly project at 96 James South is in receivership, leaving the fate of what remains of the historic church up in the air, and questions about why the City was so quick to embrace the development after Brantford decided to not do business with him.